Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-26
THE GRIMES BILL

The First Clause OF the Measure as at F1rse
Introduced in the British House OF COM
mons and as 1t Reads After the Close Oh
the Debate Upon It in Committee.
LONDON, May 20-As it has been quite
hopeless for any outsider to follow IN de-
tail the debate in committee on the Crimes
bin. Il mas been out of the question to
| transmit such detail daily by cable.
now send you, verbatim, the first clause,
as originally brought in and as now hnal
ly amended in committee. The careless
construction of the original clause may Dc
gathered from the numerous important
safeguards which, under pressure, the
government has accepted. IL more rea-
sonable and conciliatory disposition mad
been shown by the ministers, the whole
clause might have been got through In
two nights. The first clause OF the Dill as
brought in was as follows:
whenever the AttorneyGeneral for
Ireland believes any offense to which the
section applies has been committed in the
proclaimed district, he may direct the
resident magistrate to hold an inquiry
under the section. Thereupon such resi-.
dent magistrate may, although no pers on
may be charged before him with the COM
mission of such crime, sit at the police
court. or petty seasonal courthouse, or
concerning such offense any witness APP
pearing before him: may take the
deposition of such witnesses.
and il he see any cause, may
bind such witness by recognizance to ap-
pear and give evidence at the next petty
sessions, or when called upon WITHIN
three months from the date of such recog-
nizance. The enactments relating 70
compelling the attendance Of witness
g. - hn ylyifn
tending before the said justice, being re-
quired to give evidence concerning any
matter of information or complaint Tor
an indictable offense, shall apply for the
purposes of this section as If they were
re-enacted herein and in terms made ap.
plicable thereto"
THE AMENDED CLAUSE.
The bill, as amended in COMMITTEES, is as
follows: tsWhere sworn information has
been made that any offense to which this
section applies has been committed in
proc aimed district, the Attorney General
for Ireland may, if he thinks fit, by order,
in writing, under his hand, direct resi-.
dent magistrate, of whose legal knowl-
edge and legal experience the Lord
Chancellor shall be satisfied, to
hold an inquiry under this
section. Thereupon, such resident magis.
trate may, if he so thinks fit,
although no person may be charged
before him with the commission of such
crime, sit at the police court where the
offense has been committed, in Dublin, or
at the place where the petty sessions for
the petty seasonal district in which said
offense has been committed, are usually
held, examine on oath concerning such
offense any person whom he has re ason
to believe to be capable Of giving material
evidence concerning such ofense,
other than any person confessing
himself or herself to be the
offender, or the husband or wife of such
person, and shall take the statement Of
such witness; and if he see cause shall
bind such witness by his own recogni.
zance to appear and give evidence at the
next petty session, or when called upon
within three months from the date of such
recognizance, provided no sitting of any
inquiry under this section shall commence
except between the hours of 10 a. m.
and 6 p. M; provided, also, that short
hand writer shall be in attendance at such
inquiries, and shall take down the ques-
tions of the magistrate and the answers
of each witness; provided, also, that upon
any person being accused OF crime, re-
specting which inquiry under this section
has been held, such accused person or his
solicitor, upon being returned for trial,
shall forthwith be supplied with copies Of
all dispositions taken at any inquiry under
this section, of any witness to be called
against him.
OLD ACTS APPLICABLE.
''The enactments contained in the petty
sessions of Ireland, act 1851, section Is,
relating to the compelling Of the attend
ance OF witnesses before a justice, and to
the witness attending before q justice
being required to give evidence concern
s,,r noff % irfa tSay,
plant for an indictable offense; or con-
corning matter of information or com.
plant, in respect of an offense pun
ishable upon summary conviction, as
the case may be, shall apply
for the purpose of this section as
If they were re-enacted herein, and in
terms made applicabl e thereto; provided,
in case warrant shall be issued for the
arrest of any witnesses In the first
stance without any summons having prev
iously been served or disobeyed, such
witness shall, on demand, be entitled to
receive from the resident magistrate hold
ing the inquiry copy of the information
or complaint on which the warrant for his
arrest was issued.
ssWhere witness, examined at such in
quiry under this section, is under the age
of twelve years, the parent or guardian
of such witness, or the relative or friend
WIFI WuOm SuCu Wltn6SS usually T6SlQeS,
shall be entitled to attend at such in
quiry.
1.-THE resident magistrate holding an in.
quiry under this section, shall himself
conduct such inquiry, and shall not per-
NIT any other person to question or ex.
anime any witness"
The first additional provision was in
serted at the instance Of Marum; the Sec
ond and fifth provisions and the two con-
GLIDING sections, inserted at the instance
IF Healy; the fourth at the instance Of
Healy, with amendments by the govern
ment. In this fourth provision it will be
seen that accor ding to the draft the soIc-
itor is to be returned for trial in addition
to the client.
Fatal Fracas Between Circus Men.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 19--At Hender-
son, KY, this mornmg two men connected
with the Robinson show got into diff
Guilty, during which one of them cut the
other across the throat and breast The